Django Extant Test DB
This package provides a Django test runner that uses unittest2 test discovery, and can test against a pre-existing database when configured to do so.
Quickstart
pip install django-extant-test-db
In settings.py, set the following:
TEST_RUNNER = 'extant_test_db.runner.DiscoverRunner'
For any databases you want to be unmanaged by the test runner, add the following:
DATABASES = {
...
'TEST': {
'MANAGED': False,
},
...
}
Configuration
This package provides a Django test runner that uses unittest2 test discovery, and can test against a pre-existing database when configured to do so. In order to use an extant database for tests (e.g., if you have a large database full of read-only data), in your database TEST settings, set a MANAGED flag:
DATABASES = {
'default': {
...
},
'warehouse': {
...
'TEST': {
'MANAGED': False,
},
}
}
The database used will be the same as the one used for the webserver, though you can also provide an alternative test database name:
DATABASES = {
...
'TEST': {
'MANAGED': False,
'NAME': os.environ['TEST_DB_NAME'],
},
...
}